-In comparison to the Appalachian and Ozark, Denver has the Rockies which are a massive geographic area in the United States. The makeup of the Rocky Mountains are made up of volcanic rock from 70 to 40 millions of years ago according to the USGS. In these large mountains, the minerals that can be found here can found are copper,gold, lead, molybdenum, silver, tungsten and zinc. The Rocky mountains also contain large amounts of coal, natural gas, shale with natural gas being the main source of heating according to the textbook.
-In reading the textbook, there was a chart stating that in 2005 38,510 tons of coal was mined from Colorado which is providing us cheap energy, with pollution drawbacks.
This map gives a breakdown of the migration patters of people moving in and out of each state.
-According to a 2009 census data analysis,18 percent of people living in Denver are living in poverty. There have been pushes by religious leaders and groups to help bring this percentage to bring down this percentage.
-In an article written by the Denver Post, Colorado is making the first steps by switching from coal to natural gas. There was pollution being spread over Native American land and with this switch, the plan on closing the gap on the Air pollution act.
-The leftover mining pollutants have been creating toxic sites in the communities near Denver, which is causing for environmental groups to call for massive cleanups of toxic chemicals. For more information read the sixth reference.
References:http://freelargephotos.com/001115_l.jpg(pic 1)
http://www.atlasvanlines.com/migration-patterns/images/migration-map-2010.gif(Pic 2)
http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/parks/province/rockymtn.html
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08031.html
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_16801051
http://www.thewitness.org/archive/julyaug00/toxictour.html
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